Saturday, August 25, 2007

Friday's Tigers-Yankees game ended at 3:30 Saturday morning.
To give you an idea how late it was: Pacman Jones had already called it a night.

Saturday, August 04, 2007

A 12-year-old B.C. boy is fine and resting in hospital after being attacked by a cougar while on summer vacation. A conservation officer said the cougar may have mistaken the boy for a mountain sheep. Lesson: never go camping in your St. Louis Rams gear.

Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Pee-wee Herman is now the 30th-ranked clean cyclist in the world.
At this rate, by next July he may be wearing a yellow suit.

Friday, June 29, 2007

Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig is reportedly "intrigued" by super agent Scott Boras's idea to make the World Series a best-of-9 affair, with the opening two games taking place at a neutral warm weather site. Let's hope Gary Bettman doesn't hear about this or the Stanley Cup Finals will be a best-of-11 opening in American Samoa.

Sunday, June 10, 2007

The swarming seagull population at Comerica Park has gotten so bad - causing several delays Sunday - some have suggested bringing in a falcon.

Excellent idea - to lower the numbers, maybe Mike Vick could attach razors to the seagulls' feet and organize fights.

Thursday, May 17, 2007

The NBA has opened a new office in London.
Britain should do well with the home-court advantage in 2012.
Unless, of course, the English cut down all the nets after they discover flossing.

Monday, April 09, 2007

Cubs fans celebrated their home opener the way they
traditionally do: lounging in bleachers, tailgating, and
visiting pitchers in hospitals.

Thursday, April 05, 2007

Wheaties will issue a special edition box honoring
the 2007 NCAA champion Florida Gators.
Ohio State will get a cereal box, too, but there's
no prize at the bottom.

Monday, March 26, 2007

The LPGA Tour released a long list of substances it will ban when
it begins testing next year.
The only thing it will continue to have trouble detecting is TV ratings.

Saturday, February 03, 2007

Kobe Bryant had behind-the-scenes negotiations with the NBA after his late-game "hit"
on the Spurs' Manu Ginobili. Instead of a one-game suspension, Kobe asked if he could just buy
Manu some jewelry.